The NHS in Somerset is urging people to sign up for a Covid top-up booster jab. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assault. Work has started on creating a new cycle route along Lyde Road in Yeovil. The go-ahead has been given for a new cricket pavilion to be built at the Recreation Ground in Ilminster...and more.
People in Somerset aged over 65 are being urged to sign up for a Covid top-up booster jab.
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assault. Magistrates were told the alleged incident related to a hunt held in Limmington near Ilchester in November last year. Steven Paul, of Church Lane, in Yeovil is due in court again on Thursday, October 5th.
The Bath and Wells Diocese is running a campaign to find more people to volunteer to be school governors. Governors don't get paid but they do have a say in how schools are managed. Qualifications are not needed to apply.
The go-ahead has been given for a new cricket pavilion to be built at the Recreation Ground in Ilminster. Part of the existing pavilion will remain with the new building having a side extension and front steps.
An event is being held next weekend to mark Yeovil's musical links with soul music. It’s been organised as part of the Windrush 75 celebrations with attention focused on the role played by the Studios nightclub in Yeovil in the soul and reggae music revolution in the South West.
Work has started on creating a new cycle route along Lyde Road in Yeovil. The initial section of work that will take several weeks to complete runs from Camborne Street to Sandringham Road.
New figures have shown a rise in cases of suicide involving farmers, including in Somerset. Plans to merge the parishes of Castle Cary and Ansford have been scrapped. A Somerset-based charity working to end homelessness is marking its 50th anniversary... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are asking the owners of replica guns to hand them in. It's claimed motorists in the Bruton and Wincanton area are paying out hundreds of pounds in repairs due to the poor state of local roads. And, Yeovil Town take on Aldershot at Huish Park tonight... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has warned that the Westlands entertainment venue in Yeovil would be at risk should Leonardo not be awarded a government contract to build new medium life helicopters. A Chard woman has been given a suspended jail sentence for carrying a knife in a public place. A petition has been launched to slowdown motorists using Coker Way and Wyatt Way in Chard... and more
Somerset Council has dropped plans to close two town centre car parks in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was attacked in her home. The Environment Agency has committed to reviewing its water management of the Somerset Levels following the recent floods... and more
The government says it's ‘working flat out’ to arrive at a decision on ordering a new medium lift helicopter with Leonardo in Yeovil. We’re being asked to suggest where new electric vehicle charge points should be installed in Somerset. A new project is inviting people to look up and help map Somerset’s night skies... and more
Somerset Council has been told it can’t raise council tax by more than 5 percent. Businesses in Somerset are being warned to watch out for fake £20 notes. A Martock man has successfully completed a parachute-ski jump off the top of Mount Snowdon.
Eye operations in Somerset have been cancelled, due to a private company running out of NHS funding to provide the surgery. A local MP is calling for the permanent installation of pumps on the Somerset Levels to reduce the flood risk. A £3 million pound project has begun to refurbish the grand organ at Wells Cathedral... and more
Multiple flood alerts and warnings remain in place across South Somerset following the weekend’s heavy rainfall. Work starts today repairing a sinkhole on Station Road in Castle Cary. A business in Crewkerne is closing after 50-years trading in the town... and more